My visit with The Stonemother

I was down in Deepholm and wanted to visit Therazane, The Stonemother. With all my hostility and kill this, kill that attitude as of late brought on by my determination to rip Kael'thas a new one, for someone else for that matter... I wanted to just go somewhere and relax. Yes I can do that at any desolate place, but underground in the earth has a quietness that no other above ground place can provide. The rumbling sounds of the earth seems to get cancelled out when you go to Threazane's Throne. Maybe it's the bright agates embedded in the walls that absorb the resonating sounds throughout the zone. Either way, I'm no scientist. That's just what lurks around in my brain... well the parts that hasn't rotted away.
While I was there I remembered about Pebble. I got Pebble here actually ( old story link at bottom of page). His Dad needed help finding him, and I promised to bring him by every once in a while to visit. I have to be honest I kept forgetting to do that. BUT! I'm here now. I got out Pebble "You ready to see your dad?" I asked the little rock "Yeah!!" answers Pebble. "Alright lets go find him"

We went to the spot that his dad was when we last saw him. Hmmm not here. The Stonemother is always intuned with her earth elementals maybe she knows. We walked up to Therazane, I bow and asked to approach. "Oh don't be silly Deadskully, you need not ask my permission. You have helped out my elementals many times before and if that's not proving your loyalty to me and my kind, then I honestly don't know what is... come" says Therazane
"I apologize Stonemother, it will always be a habit to show my respect for powerful entities such as yourself. I have a question to ask you. Pebble's father, where has he gone to?"
"Ah my Pyrite Stonetender, indeed he has gone off. The Trogs around Needlerock Chasm were starting to get out of control. He went to lead my Earth Elementals to push the trogs back. He only left a day ago. I see him being gone for another 6. He is a stong one, he will return" explains Therazane.
"Aww I'm sorry Pebble. Well check back in a week. Stonemother what can you tell me about a Stone Drake named Slabhide? I hear from stories that if beaten, but not killed, he will be loyal to you and allow you to ride him."
"Ah Yes, Slabhide sleeps in Stonecore. If his cavern is disturbed, he awakens and will not allow you to leave unless it is by way of spirit after he has defeated you. If you dare to take on that task Deadskully, I wish you good luck."
"Thank you Stonemother, I think I shall go there right now." I say
Greaaaat, I came here to relax but I can't pass up an opportunity to get another mount! I neeedz moar!
Alright, when I went through the the entrance, I told Pebble he needed to hang back here and I shall be back for him. *rumble rumble* he was not happy. He still wanted to come and as much as I worried about him, I allowed it. "OK Pebble, but if anything comes after you, you run like hell, got it?" *rumble rumble* I shall take that as a yes.

 

As we  passed the clearing and came to a tunnel, we could see all the way at the other end... Uh oh, Slabhide is awake. Before reaching Slabhide, we have to make it through the tunnel full of Flayers and Crystalspawn Giants,
I send Dags to the farthest Giant at the other end of the tunnel, making him pull every other baddie there with him. Pebble, my Imps and I follow right after. As everything follows Dags and start to slice away at him he does Wrathstorm and I throw down Hand of Gul'dan and use hellfire and roast every last one of them. That was extremely easy. Yay!
Now onto Slabhide.

Pathway down to clearing seems easy enough to go down. I look above it and there are rock spikes shaking as Slabhide flaps his wings. just hope nothing stronger knocks them down. I spoke too soon... I see a shadow on the ground that got bigger and then sure enough, it speared the earth causing more to shake loose... "Guys ruuuun!!" I yell... just as we are almost to the end, one falls right in front of us. That was close, we go around it into the clearing and Slabhide flies over our heads and lands right in front of us.

"Warlock, you have no business in my lair. You've disturbed my sleep and now you shall pay the price with your life as well as the lives of your companions." Says Slabhide
"I'm sorry, but I shall make you a deal. If you can defeat me, I shall never return here to disturb you ever, but if I win! you belong to me." I tell Slabhide, so sure I'm going to be the victor.
"As you wish Warlock" replys my soon-to-be new riding companion.

"DAGS! GO!" I yell
Dags sliced away and I threw Shadow Bolt after Shadow Bolt into the drake. Imps spawned from fel flame balls to help aid in my fight... I love those little guys. I didn't see that Pebble was right at my feet. I stepped backwards and tripped over him and flat on my back I went. For that split second as my focus was taken off Slabhide I didn't notice he had gotten weaker. Slabhide was down and as I got up to run over about to call Dags back. "DAGS NOOO!!!!" Slabhide let out that ear piercing screech. I got closer and sure enough, Dags' polearms sliced clean into Slabhide's chest. "Oh Dags we weren't supposed to kill him"
I get a 'Really?' stare from Dags. He puts his head down as he removes his polearm from the dead drake's chest. I go over and give Dags a hug letting him know it wasn't his fault. "It's alright Dags, There will be more drakes I can get"

Click link for Pebble intro story (written 2/19/11)
Pebble story